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NASA Spaceman Snaps Photo of Boston From Hundreds of Miles Above Earth

This astronaut's photography skills gives Google Earth a run for their money.

NASA Astronout Scott Kelly snapped a breathtakingly clear photograph of the city of Boston from the International Space Station Thursday morning.

Kelly took the photograph perched hundreds of miles above the earth, capturing the city’s streets, neighborhoods and Boston Harbor.

He tweeted the photo just before 10 a.m., also wishing the city a “good morning.”

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Good morning #Boston.What you looked like 10 minutes ago (9:39:37 ET). From @Space_Station. Who’s in this picture? pic.twitter.com/nrTp7WrFYP

— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) July 2, 2015

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Kelly is part of NASA’s mission to keep an astronaut in space for a year. NASA has never attempted such a mission.

Photo Credit: Scott Kelly

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